Brickheadz

Mirabel Madrigal

A big-eyed, big-hearted little Mirabel who builds up fast and grins right back at you.

Brick Rated Score

3.9/5

Set 40753 · 2024

Pieces179

Minifigsn/a

Year2024

Set number40753

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The verdict

I built this one on a slow afternoon and had it finished before my tea went cold, and honestly that is exactly the charm of a Brickheadz set.

Mirabel comes together as this squat, wide-eyed little figure with her glasses printed right onto the head piece and her skirt done up in that warm embroidered yellow and orange you remember from the movie. It is not a set that challenges you, and I will not pretend otherwise. It is a set that makes you smile while your hands are busy and gives you a genuinely cute shelf piece at the end. Get it for the Encanto fan on your team or the collector chasing the full Madrigal family lineup, not for someone hunting a technical build.

Best for: Encanto fans and Brickheadz collectors who want Mirabel on the shelf, not a challenging build

The full review

What it is

The first thing that got me about this one was the face. Brickheadz live or die on whether the printed head piece actually looks like the character, and Mirabel's glasses and that slightly wide-eyed, curious expression come through clean. Her hair is a chunky, dark brown piece with a little floral detail, and the skirt uses a printed brick in that warm yellow with the embroidered pattern from the film. It is a small build, but it is a deliberate one, someone clearly sat down and figured out how to get her personality into 179 pieces.

The catch

I'll be straight with you about the caveats. This is a short build. If you're used to bigger LEGO sets and are expecting an evening's worth of building, you'll be done with Mirabel in twenty or thirty minutes, tops. There isn't much in the way of play value either, she doesn't hold poses beyond standing there, and Brickheadz as a format are built for display, not for acting out scenes. If you or the person you're building for wants something meaty to sink into, look elsewhere in the catalog.

Who it's for

Where this set earns its keep is as part of a bigger picture. If you already have (or want) the wider Brickheadz Disney and Encanto lineup, Mirabel is a natural addition, and she is a genuinely likable one to look at once she's on the shelf. Skip it if you need a real building challenge or a set with movement and function. Pick it up if you love Encanto, love the Brickheadz aesthetic, or just want a quick, cheerful build to clear your head for half an hour.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

The build itself is classic Brickheadz logic, you start with the boxy body and legs, snap together the wide head unit, then layer on the details that make it read as a specific character rather than a generic blocky figure. Mirabel's sequence is mostly straightforward stacking and clipping, with the more interesting moments coming in how her skirt panels attach around the central brick and how the hair piece locks over the head to frame the printed face.

The standout element is the printed head brick itself, doing double duty for her glasses and expression without a single sticker in sight, which keeps the finished figure looking clean close up. The yellow skirt piece with its printed embroidery pattern is the other highlight, it is the kind of specialty element that only shows up in a character-specific set like this one and gives the build a bit of value beyond generic bricks, even with a modest 179 piece count.

Fun facts

01Brickheadz figures use an intentionally oversized, blocky head-to-body ratio inspired by chibi and kawaii character art styles rather than minifigure proportions.
02LEGO's Brickheadz Disney line has repeatedly picked Encanto characters, reflecting how popular the 2021 film and its cast of Madrigal family members remained with builders and collectors.
03Unlike most LEGO minifigures, Brickheadz faces are typically achieved through printed pieces rather than the stickers sometimes used on smaller character accessories, which is part of why the format holds up well on display.